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Baltic Crossroads:
Examining Cultural, Social, and Historical Diversity
21st Conference on Baltic Studies, May 28 to June 1, 2008
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
REGISTER ON-LINE NOW! Early bird rates to May 1, 2008.
Participants who plan to stay in the IMU Hotel must make their reservations by Friday, May 2.
Questions? Contact Mara Lazda.
The AABS conference planning committee is pleased to offer an exciting program for the 21st Conference on Baltic Studies. The conference will focus on the question of diversity in the Baltic region in the past and present and consider the implications of this diversity for global developments and scholarship.
The program will include:
More than one hundred panelists from a variety of disciplines—including linguistics, economics, history, sociology, religious studies, political science, anthropology, and education—reflecting an international community of scholars from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, France, Russia, Canada, and the United States and other regions.
Workshop "Ethnicity and Migration in the Baltic Region" featuring:
Evening program including book exhibit and reading featuring Pauls Toutonghi, author of Red Weather.
About Indiana University and Bloomington:
Indiana University (IU) and Bloomington have much to offer students of the Baltic region. IU has the oldest Baltic Studies program in the United States and continues to have an active Baltic and Finnish Student Association (BaFSA). IU is home to several departments and programs dedicated to the study of this region, including the Russian and East European Institute, Europe Union Center of Excellence, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, The Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Polish Studies Center, and the Jewish Studies Center. The Herman B. Wells Library holds one of the largest collections of Baltic media. In addition, conferees may be interested in pre-arranging visits to the Kinsey Institute Library or Lilly Library of rare books and manuscripts.
Bloomington (pop. 70,000) is located approximately one hour by car south of Indianapolis, four hours from Chicago, Illinois, and two hours from Louisville, Kentucky. The closest airport is Indianapolis International Airport. Shuttle service is available from the airport to IU, as well as car rental services.
Bloomington is a vibrant college community with many cultural opportunities. Conference attendees may visit the IU Art Museum and the Mathers Museum of World Culture on campus or walk downtown to the John Waldron Arts Center, the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater, and other local galleries. Restaurants and cafes offer an international menu, including French, Greek, Moroccan, Tibetan, Indian, Thai, and Irish fare as well as several brew pubs and wineries. Conferees may also explore the Bloomington music scene that benefits from IU's top-ranked Jacobs School of Music.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
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5-7 Sep 2008, Melbourne, Australia
Call for Papers: by 28 Feb 2008
Venue: The University of Melbourne at The Melbourne School of Graduate Research
The Association welcomes individual paper and panel proposals for its forthcoming conference to be held in 2008. The conference’s aim is to consider the Baltic region from an Antipodean Perspective. This interdisciplinary conference welcomes participants from disciplines including (but not limited to): Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, International Relations, Law, History, Memory, Psychology, Sociology, Demography, Cultural Studies, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Education, Gender Studies, Ethnic Relations, Environment and Public Health, and Advancing Baltic Studies.
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September 14–20, 2008, Copenhagen/Denmark and Tallinn/Estonia
The workshop is especially designed to make multipliers from non-European universities acquainted with the Baltic Sea Region, its politics, history, economy, and regional culture. Special emphasis is put on the region’s higher education structures, study possibilities and scholarship options for students and researchers. That way, academic staff in key positions is enabled to inform students and colleagues thoroughly about the scientific opportunities the region offers
International Workshop: 18 - 19 October 2008, Tartu, Estonia
The independent Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. The scope of the seminar will encompass both the Sovietization begun in 1940, following the occupation and annexation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the post-Second World War period to the mid-1950’s. The aim of the workshop is to bring together scholars from the Baltic States and elsewhere to discuss different aspects of Stalinist rule in the three countries. Fields to be covered might be:
• Politics
• Repression
• Forms of Resistance
• Deportation and Population Resettlement
• Stalinist Nationalities’ Policy
• Culture
• Education
• Everyday-Life
• Social Change
• Economics
• Remembering the Stalinist Era
A preliminary version of the paper should be distributed to all participants in advance. During the workshop the major themes of the paper should be presented in 20 minutes. Time will be left for extensive discussion. It is the intent of the organizers of the workshop to publish the final versions of the papers afterwards. The working languages of the workshop will be English and Russian. The workshop will be held at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia. The organizers offer board and accommodation and cover part of the travel expenses.
The workshop is organized by the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), the Nordost-Institut in Lüneburg, Germany, and the University of Tartu, Estonia.
Please send your proposal for a paper (250-300 words) and a short CV no later than 1 May 2008, by e-mail, to Dr. Olaf Mertelsmann (omertelsmann@yahoo.co.uk).
The 2010 AABS conference will take place in Seattle, Washington, in a joint conference with SASS, the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies.
The interdisciplinary Baltic Studies Conference in Europe will take place in June 2007 at the Nordost-Institut Lüneburg near Hamburg, Germany. The main topic will be The Baltic Region between Germany and Russia: Dependence and Independence in Past and Present. More information
The 20th Conference on Baltic Studies was held June 15-17, 2006 at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
The theme was Re-Imagining the Baltic Region: Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future.Participants were encouraged to consider, among others, the following questions: What is the “Baltic region?” Has the meaning of this concept changed over time? What are the cultural, social, economic, environmental, military, legal, and political implications of expanding the borders of the “Baltic region” both westward and eastward? How are the changes reflected in ideas and practices regarding ethnicity, nationhood, and citizenship? Wealth, poverty, and free markets? Gender norms and roles? Memories and the writing of history? Cultural representations of the region in film, music, literature, and art? Conference Website